Nefertari

“Needs some loving care”

We stayed two nights and realized it was one night too long. You can see the Ramses II and Nefertari temples/statues in one day. Night light show was ok - good to go since you went all that way. The hotel is not in good shape. It was almost deserted when we were there. There was only one other… more

We stayed two nights and realized it was one night too long. You can see the Ramses II and Nefertari temples/statues in one day. Night light show was ok - good to go since you went all that way. The hotel is not in good shape. It was almost deserted when we were there. There was only one other couple there. There are not a lot of options for hotels in Abu Simbel. Its a very small town so restaurant and hotel choices are limited. They do have two or three banks though! Still difficult to get enough money exchanged. The lobby is not very inviting and is dark and hot. Our room was odd. There was a sitting room with a sofa, chair, table and little refrigerator that struggled to work. Then you had to go up a couple of stairs to get to the bedroom and bathroom. It had two twin beds and and old TV and dressing table. It was very cramped. The bedding looked like it had been there for many, many years. Both rooms had bare bulbs overhead. There was a hand held shower head in the bathtub and a grungy shower curtain. The knob on the hot water in the tub kept falling off. The room was pretty clean. The air conditioning blew over both beds and was really, really loud but it wasn't an option to turn it off. The water in the pool was clear and inviting. We had it all to ourselves. The staff was pleasant. The waiter in the "restaurant" really tried but he didn't have a lot to work with. Our breakfast plate looked like it had been prepared the night before and was covered with plastic wrap sitting on the table when we went inside the restaurant. Lunch was about the same. Very sparse food. Didn't eat dinner there. We ate at some little tiny place our guide took us to in the town. Don't know the name of the restaurant but it was open air, pink walls and really good fresh, piping hot fried fish. I wanted to like it because the staff tried to make it seem better - but they couldn't. You could walk to the ruins in a few minutes. This was described at a three star hotel - I think that's a stretch. I gave it three stars just because it was so close to the ruins.

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“Short 1 Day 1 Night Stay - Not Hanidcapped/Mobility Challenged Accessible.”

Location is very close to Abu Simbel which is a plus. Traveling with my 86-year-old father, who uses a scooter to get around, the hotel staff were very friendly, helpful & accommodating. Hotel grounds are somewhat handicapped - mobility challenged accessible at least from the front of the lobby to … more

Location is very close to Abu Simbel which is a plus. Traveling with my 86-year-old father, who uses a scooter to get around, the hotel staff were very friendly, helpful & accommodating. Hotel grounds are somewhat handicapped - mobility challenged accessible at least from the front of the lobby to the rooms. However, there are a few stairs to climb to enter the lobby and access the restaurant, but hotel staff are present to very helpful. There are no handicapped accessible rooms, the room we were assigned had a nice living room area, but the beds and bathroom were located on an upper level accessible by 2 stairs. The bathroom is a decent size with a bathtub. There is no handicapped access to the pool, but the pool can be accessed via one stair. At the time of our visit the pool was clean and a welcome dip in the water was refreshing. Hotel restaurant staff were great and food was good. The morning we were going to tour the temples the restaurant staff have a very early morning ready made breakfast waiting for us at 6:00 AM. The Hotel is run down and has seen better days, however, the room was clean and staff friendly and very helpful. Biggest negative for me was that is was not fully handicapped or mobility challenged accessible. NOTE: Photos are permitted inside the temples if you purchased the "Photography" pass at the time you purchased the entrance ticket. If it is not listed just ask for it.

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